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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Script, pages 100-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the Arch Vicar's books kept?
(a) The Baker's Store.
(b) The Seminary.
(c) The Unholy of Unholies.
(d) The High Altar.

2. By the time Cottonwood Ranch is visited, how long had William Tallis been dead?
(a) Two days.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six weeks.

3. According to the Arch Vicar, how long has mankind pitted itself against Nature?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three centuries.
(c) 100,000 years.
(d) Thirty years.

4. What became of William Tallis' second wife?
(a) She was persecuted for being Jewish and was killed.
(b) She ran off with another man.
(c) She committed suicide after Mr. Tallis died.
(d) She died from cancer.

5. Why does Dr. Poole claim he cannot fix the Chief's train?
(a) Dr. Poole pretends he does not know how to fix the train to provide leverage for future negotiations.
(b) Dr. Poole does not wish to help the Chief, whom he considers evil.
(c) Dr. Poole would only fix the train if the Chief released Loola.
(d) Dr. Poole does not possess the necessary engineering background.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the movie script at the heart of the novel's story?

2. Why was Dr. Poole buried up to his waist by the gravediggers?

3. What does Dr. Schneeglock blame for Dr. Poole's lack of a fulfillment of his promise?

4. What is the foundation of modern life to the narrator?

5. For how long have the primitives been raiding gravesites?

(see the answer key)

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